St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20

ing to their tank.
FirSt-Infantry, mounted artillery, cav
airy. Artillery not mounted and engineer
soldiers, serving as infantry, are posted
and rank with infantry.
SecOnd-OfficerS of engineers. commits
sary, quartermasters, pay, medical and
ordnance departments all rank as nom
cOmbatants and have no place in the
line of the army. On occasions of pa
rade and other ceremonies they take
such post as is directed by the command
ing general, unless serving on his staff,
when they accompany him.
J. A. HORTON.
VIII you please answer through the
GLOBE where and to whom | shall APP
ply for correct and reliable information
in regard to public lands in Oregon and
Washington territory, and where to Sc
cure the best farming lands?
Col. p. B. Groat, emigration agent of
the Northern Pacific railroad, st. Paul,
Mimi, or q. c. Penn, Aberdeen, w. 7.
NJ. o. RAMON.
What would you call thousand mill
ions, 1000, 100000? When l went to
school we called it one billion.
1t hasn't changed since you went to
school. 1t is one billion still.
CONSTANT READER.
10 lncIe any IIutu Ill tic SIdttlllcHI
that Lovett, Wilson, O'COnnell and
Burns will play with the Minneapolis
team of 1888?
There is no truth in that statement.
AN ANXIOUS READER.
Will you kindly answer through the
columns of the GLOBE, the following
questions:
First-How soon after becoming en-
gagged to young lady should man
ask the consent of her parents?
Seconds it customary for him to
ask both her father and mother?
FirSt-As soon as possible. though if
the engagement happens some time
after midnight, as is usually the case, it
is not necessary to wake up the young
ladies' parents to inform them of tie
catastrophe.
SecOnd-It is only necessary to ask
the consent of her father, and it is al
ways safe to approach him cautiously
and at time when he has his boots off,
if possible.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Is 10 per cent interest collectible on
notes Of this date in this state? What is
the law regulating the rate of interest?
Eight per cent is the legal rate of in
tereSt in this state, and higher rate
cannot be collected unless it be speci-
fed in the note when given.
]. C. ESS.
How many more hairs are there on
cats back than there are on a kittens?
No more. You can prove this by
counting the hairs On kittens back,
and re-cOunting them the moment the
kitten becomes cat.
READER.
Kindly inform reader of the GLOBE
UTha lc accommodation
Anarchist Spies name.
1t is pronounced as though it were
spelled Specs.
Why are the colorS red, white and
blue used in front of a barber shop?
In the sixteenth century, in England,
rude kind of surgery was combined
with the trade of hair-cutting and beard
trimming. The memorial of this union
of professions is seen in the striped pole
and basin in front of the barber shop.
The ribbon round the pole is said to rep
resent the bandage for the arm, and the
basin that for the reception of the blood.
A CONSTANT READER.
What is the salary of the secretary of
state, state of New York? Please an
swer and settle dispute.
$500.
When the new Minneapolis pOstoffice
building will be completed? How much
higher will coal go? Will this be an
open winter or not? Who runs the
Minneapolis Tribune? Is the Mime
apolis Evening Journal being seriously
injured by the Star? How many print
ers are there in the Twin Cities?
First-TO be definite, it will be COM
pleted at the moment it is finished.
SecOnd-Fifty cents per ton.
Third-Yes: this will be an open win
ter. 1t will be open to all corners,
and If it is anything like the average
Northwest winter it will be wide open:
1t will be wide open until about the LIST
of May, 1888, when it will close. The
present winter will be so wide open that
people who enter it will not be barred
from wearing overcoats and heavy I'M
derclotheS.
Fourth-At present the upstairs part
is run by E. Willie Haskell, while the
downstairs segment is operated by
Alden J. Blethen.
Fifth-The chances are that the Star
is not seriously injuring the Journal.
The Journal ranks among the best
evening papers in the United States.
and will probably continue to stagger
along for some time yet in spite of the
Star.
SiXth-About $500.
BASE BALL CRANK.
Being base ball crank of the first
water, would like to know what club
in your opinion will win the new West
ern league pennant of 1888.
What is Billy Sowders' salary for the
season of 1883?
OF those clubs formed at the present
time. DeS MOineS seems to be the strong
est and most liable to win the penDant.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars.
OLE KNUTSoN.
Can YOU tell me how we are going to
get drink in Dakota next year when
we have prohibition in this country?
Why, certainly. When you feel dry
| put on your coat, make your way to the
| nearest drug store, call for some Greek
fire, wink at the druggist and you'll get
| hibitiOn state in the Union, and will
probably prove No. hard in Dakota.
F. A. ENGLISH.
Kindly give me the address of the
| largest nursery in Minnesota. l pre-
sumo it is in st. Paul or Minneapolis,
am not certain. Give me the best in
| formation you can.
The following st. Paul firms are prob
| ably large enough to fill any order that
you have. A. NJ. Carlson, 613 and 617
Mississippi street: W. E. Brimhall, st.
| Clair, southeast corner Smelling avenue;
w. E. J. Coles, $40 Wabasha street;
Jewell Nursery company and l.. L. May
Il Co., Room rs, First National Bank
| building.
GEORGE WALLER.
Please inform me in the columns of
| the GLOBE how long a shadow fifty
foot pole standing perpendicular will
| make at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
This depends altogether on how bright
the sun shines. The best way for you
| to tell is to wait till some day when the
sun shines to suit you, stick up pole,
arm yourself with taDe measure and a
| Natarl,nru Nuatch and when rnu hear